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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Says Lip Syncing Is 'Bad', But Backing Tracks Can Be 'Cool' If They're Used To 'Fill Up' The Sound
EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt says that he has no issue with bands who use a limited amount of backing tracks to fill out their sound during their concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted tech...February 27, 2024
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JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING Announces Spring 2024 North American Tour
JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING has announced a 12-city North American tour for this spring. The trek will kick off on April 16th in Montreal and run through May 3 in Portland, Oregon. Jason's son Jager Henry will provide support at all shows. A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begin...February 27, 2024
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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Keyboard Maestro VITALIJ KUPRIJ Dead At 49
Ukrainian-American maestro Vitalij Kuprij, a classically trained virtuoso who has played with progressive metal bands ARTENSION and RING OF FIRE and toured with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, has died at the age of 49. No cause of death has yet been revealed. Kuprij's passing was confirmed by his longtim...February 21, 2024
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SIX BY SIX Feat. SAXON, SAGA Members: 'Beyond Shadowland' Album Due In April
SIX BY SIX, the progressive power trio comprising Ian Crichton (SAGA),Nigel Glockler (SAXON) and Robert Berry (3.2),will release its sophomore album, "Beyond Shadowland", on April 26 via InsideOut Music. The band reconvened in Berry's own Soundtek Studios in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023 to b...February 16, 2024
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CARL PALMER Announces 'Fanfare For The Common Man' Deluxe Career-Spanning 3-CD/1-Blu-Ray Box Set
BMG has set an April 5 release date for the "Fanfare For The Common Man" deluxe career-spanning three-CD-and-one-Blu-ray box set from Carl Palmer. Carl Frederik Kendall Palmer was born on March 20, 1950 in Birmingham, England. His upbringing was far from smooth, his real father passed away when Car...February 15, 2024
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ROBERT PLANT Says He Will 'Probably' Never Sing LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' Again
In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Robert Plant spoke about his performance of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" last October during a charity concert for The Cancer Platform at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire, organized by DURAN DURAN's Andy Taylor. It marked Robert's first t...February 14, 2024
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ACCEPT Teases Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming 'Humanoid' Album
Legendary German/American heavy metal titans ACCEPT have shared a short teaser for "Humanoid", the title track of their upcoming album. The single and video will be made available on February 28. Due on April 26, 2024 via Napalm Records, the LP was once again produced, recorded, mixed and mastered b...February 14, 2024
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SYMPHONY X Announces May/June 2024 North American Tour With HEATHEN
New Jersey's progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X are hitting the road this spring for their North American 2024 tour with special guests HEATHEN. The 19-date trek will kick off on May 16 in Cincinnati and make stops in Pittsburgh, Quebec, and Jersey City before its conclusion in Baltimore on June 8...February 13, 2024
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WHOM GODS DESTROY Feat. BUMBLEFOOT, DEREK SHERINIAN And DINO JELUSICK: 'Over Again' Video Released
WHOM GODS DESTROY, the formidable group formed by keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES, SONS OF APOLLO) and vocalist Dino Jelusick (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),along with the potent rhythm sect...February 8, 2024
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TÝR To Release 'Battle Ballads' Album In April
Faroe Islands-based acclaimed Viking metal collective TÝR returns with their ninth full-length studio album, "Battle Ballads", set for release on April 12 via Metal Blade Records. When TÝR teamed up with the Symphony Orchestra of the Faroe Islands on February 8, 2020, to record the double-disc/DVD r...February 7, 2024
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ACCEPT Announces New Album 'Humanoid'
Legendary German/American heavy metal titans ACCEPT will release their new album, "Humanoid", on April 26, 2024 via Napalm Records. The LP's first single and video will be made available on February 28. The upcoming masterpiece was once again produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by critically accl...February 6, 2024
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DEEP PURPLE Announces 'Machine Head: Super Deluxe Edition'
DEEP PURPLE unleashed one of the best guitar riffs since the invention of rock and roll with "Smoke On The Water", a song dubbed the "Beethoven's 5th of hard rock." Since its 1972 debut on "Machine Head", the song and the album have left an indelible mark on music, inspiring countless bands around t...February 6, 2024
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HANSI KÜRSCH: 'I Would Be Very Surprised' If There Was No New BLIND GUARDIAN Album Before 2027
In a new interview with Australia's Metal Roos, Hansi Kürsch of German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN was asked if he thinks there will be "a shorter turnaround time" for the band's next studio album, considering that 2022's "The God Machine" was the first regular studio LP from BLIND GUARDIAN in seven ye...February 5, 2024
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ART OF ANARCHY Feat. BUMBLEFOOT And JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'Die Hard' Video Released
ART OF ANARCHY has released the official music video for a new song called "Die Hard". The band's most epic song to date, clocking in at over 7:30 minutes long, it features heavy guitar riffs, slaying double bass and soaring choruses. The clip takes you on a cinematic journey in a futuristic sci-fi...February 5, 2024
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MARK OSEGUEDA Is 'Proud' Of His Work On KERRY KING's Album, Says He Is 'Still Very Much The Lead Vocalist Of DEATH ANGEL'
Mark Osegueda says that he is still "very much the lead vocalist of DEATH ANGEL" despite having just been announced as the frontman of Kerry King's new band. Earlier today, it was revealed that King will release the debut album from his long-awaited solo project, "From Hell I Rise", on May 17 via Re...February 5, 2024